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+name: builds
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build-windows:
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: build (vs 2022)
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
+          build raddbg msvc debug
+          build raddbg_from_pdb msvc debug
+          build raddbg_from_dwarf msvc debug
+          build raddbg clang debug
+          build raddbg_from_pdb clang debug
+          build raddbg_from_dwarf clang debug
+      - name: build (vs 2019)
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
+          build raddbg msvc debug
+          build raddbg_from_pdb msvc debug
+          build raddbg_from_dwarf msvc debug
+          build raddbg clang debug
+          build raddbg_from_pdb clang debug
+          build raddbg_from_dwarf clang debug
+      - name: build (vs 2017)
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
+          build raddbg msvc debug
+          build raddbg_from_pdb msvc debug
+          build raddbg_from_dwarf msvc debug
+          build raddbg clang debug
+          build raddbg_from_pdb clang debug
+          build raddbg_from_dwarf clang debug